Doctors Pull Four Foot Snake From Woman’s Mouth

Indiana Jones and me.  We are one hundred percent in lockstep with our common hatred of snakes.  Seriously, I am scared to death of any and all of these slithering creatures.  And this fear is as rampant from 2 feet away as sitting in the safety of my home watching a video of a snake on my computer.  Oh, and I don't differentiate between "good" and "bad" snake.  To me, they are all bad.  Don't bother trying to explain otherwise.  My wife and I have often said that if we ever found a snake in our bathroom or bedroom, we'd have to move.  No questions asked, just move.  Okay, I think you have a solid background on where I'm coming from here.  I literally cannot fathom this horror.

This Russian woman was brought into the ER after she passed out.  Apparently, earlier while she slept, this four-foot-reptile slithered down her throat.  I've heard from time to time about how we all wind up eating a scary number of spiders in our lives by sleeping with our mouths open.  Now snakes are treating our esophageal canal as a Motel 6?  No thanks.  I think I'm going to start taping my mouth shut before bed as a precaution.  Wait, there's more.  If you think this is the one and only time something like this has happened, think again.  Newsweek relayed this story.  A New York Times article from 1864 explained the story of a woman living with a snake in her stomach. The story noted that the woman spent four years with the snake growing inside her, causing her major discomfort daily. Apparently, the snake was a fine guest within her as long as she continued to consume the food it enjoyed. Without food, though, the woman described being strangled from within.